MBA Finance Strategic Leadership Program

Job Req ID:106363

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Hybrid Telecommute

Application Close Date: 10/05/2025

Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $130,000.00

Location: Modesto, CA

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We are GALLO

We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor "Best Places to Work." We have130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

A Taste of What You'll Do

We are seeking a Strategy Project Manager - FSLDP to partner with senior leadership in steering financial planning, performance analysis, and operational efficiency across our organization. In this role, you will develop long-term financial plans and lead initiatives to refine business models and reporting systems. With a strong focus on data-driven decision-making, you will ensure robust financial controls, establish key metrics, and foster cross-departmental collaboration to achieve sustainable growth and profitability.

As a Strategy Project Manager, you will lead and manage finance-related projects with both immediate and future impact, aligning them with strategic priorities to ensure timely delivery. You will prepare annual operating plans, offering financial insights and business leadership. Your role includes evaluating and implementing improvements to financial systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring they align with organizational goals. You will assess new business models through cost-benefit analyses, supporting innovation and transformation.

You will design and maintain business analysis and reporting systems, delivering actionable insights through data visualization and trend analysis. By analyzing financial and operational trends across various business units, you will prepare forecasts that guide strategic decision-making. You will define and align key performance indicators (KPIs) with executive leadership, ensuring consistent measurement across teams to drive accountability.

In fostering a high-performance culture, you will lead and allocate finance team resources across projects, promoting collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. You will also prepare a 3-year financial plan and coordinate critical initiatives with supporting functions like Marketing and Supply Chain. Ensuring compliance with corporate policies and establishing controls for new processes, you will champion finance-driven innovation. We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Join us in driving execution through financial leadership and operational support, while developing and mentoring your team.

What You'll Need

• MBA degree from a Tier 1 Business School as defined in the Strategic Finance Leadership Development Program (SFLDP) plus 3 years of finance, accounting, audit, military, operations, supply chain, sales, consulting or wine industry experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility. OR currently enrolled in a Tier 1 Business School with expected graduation within 12 months of starting this role.
• Leadership experience to include coaching and developing others or managing complex or cross-functional projects.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• MBA degree plus 6 years of Finance, Accounting, Military, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Consulting or wine industry experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 8 years finance, accounting, audit, economics, statistics or mathematics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of Gallo experience to include 4 years of finance, audit, accounting, economics, statistic or mathematics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Prior supervisory or managerial experience.
• Experience with financial planning and reporting.
• Excellent demonstrated negotiation and communication skills.
• Comfortable and effective in the role of change agent.
• Solid performance record of building successful relationships.
• Management strength to provide motivational guidance and direction.

To view the full job description, please click here.

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting with an option for occasional telecommuting. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo's policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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